- Here we see more of the "benefits"... which
come from Mugabe's "Land Reform"... All these wonderful benefits
are now happening since he chased the White people from the country.
Yippeee!!!!
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- And, to make things worse, look at how AIDS is mowing
them down...
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- The recent death of Mandela's son from AIDS is apparently
the 2nd AIDS death in the Mandela family. Mandela is saying people should
speak out about being HIV positive... my guess is so that when people know
openly... they can't go around infecting others... thereby slowing down
the rate at which the disease is spreading. There's even been talk of
sending
people door-to-door in South Africa to give people AIDS tests!!
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- AIDS is *SLAUGHTERING* blacks in Southern Africa at a
pace the likes of which has NEVER been seen in the subcontinent. This is
a disaster almost as bad as having nuclear bombs falling on us.
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- Now interestingly... despite all Government propaganda
to the contrary... AIDS is hardly a factor among non-Blacks. It was
rumoured
that Whites suffered less from AIDS... but then that was quickly covered
up. In practise... (speaking about my acquaintances) I know many black
people whose children have died from AIDS in the last 10 years... but in
that time, I only know of 2 white people who died of AIDS - and both -
if I recall correctly were gay. I don't know any White person who is HIV+
- in my entire family and circle of friends. With regard to blacks dying
from AIDS, my mother knows an old black woman who lost all her adult
children
to AIDS. She inherited all they owned, and she is stuck raising her
grandchildren.
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- AIDS in Southern Africa is the equivalent of a Biblical
plague... In one day... AIDS kills more people than died in many wars over
here... -- Jan Lamprecht
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- Zimbabwe - 70% Hospital Admissions Have
AIDS
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- HARARE - Until 2003, strikes
by doctors and nurses at Zimbabwe's government hospitals were almost an
annual tradition but now many have simply emigrated, paralysing the health
sector.
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- The medical brain drain has reached such critical levels
in Zimbabwe that bodies are piling up for months in morgues because there
are no pathologists to conduct post-mortems.
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- A report presented last month at the Zanu-PF party
congress
showed that only about 9% of pharmacists required in hospitals are
currently
at work along with less than half of the doctors.
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- "We feel that the staffing level is less than or
equal to 50%," says Billy Rigava, president of the Zimbabwe Medical
Association (Zima).
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- Zimbabwe's health sector has in recent years witnessed
an exodus of workers driven out mainly by poor working conditions and low
salaries.
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- At least 1 530 doctors are needed but only 687 were
working
at state institutions in 2003, against 6 940 nurses out of a required 11
640, according to a health ministry report.
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- "Most of the nurses have gone elsewhere," said
Rigava, adding that once 15 doctors embarked on a strike and later left
the country simultaneously.
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- Popular destinations for Zimbabwe's migrating health
professionals are Britain, Australia, Canada, South Africa and
Namibia.
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- Cuban and DRC doctors
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- The government has tried to bridge the gap by hiring
doctors from Cuba and the Democratic Republic of Congo, but many argue
that it would be cheaper to pay locals a bit more instead of hiring
expatriates.
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- Parliament last month passed a law which is expected
to help stem the brain drain by improving the salaries and work conditions
of those in healthcare.
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- A hospital that is supposed to be staffed by about five
doctors normally has only one, and "that gives an element of
burn-out,"
Rigava said.
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- A visit to the casualty and emergency department of one
of the country's largest hospitals in the capital, Parirenyatwa, showed
that many patients have to endure long hours of waiting to be seen by
overworked
doctors.
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- An correspondent recently took a sick relative to the
hospital, where scores of restless people along with their relatives sat
on benches for hours to be attended to by just two doctors on duty that
night.
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- The situation is often exacerbated by a shortage of
medicines.
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- Even the ruling party has admitted that the drastic
shortage
of health workers over the last five years has impacted "negatively
on the health of the population and the functioning of the health
system".
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- Medical experts estimate that only one in every 10
Zimbabweans
is covered by health insurance.
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- The Aids pandemic and poorly maintained equipment have
added to the frustration of the workers.
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- Around 70% of patients admitted to Zimbabwe's hospitals
suffer from HIV and Aids-related illnesses, according to a study by the
Zimbabwe Aids Prevention and Support Network.
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